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your a funny guy lordofleyte
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your a funny guy lordofleyte"A nationality that easily feels wronged is an insecure one, and one that will be difficult to progress."-Anonymous -
Mavs - Clippers pre game situation:Originally posted by pohani komarac View Post
Chris: (running after Dirk) Hey Dirk, Diiirk! Hey Dirk! (catching up with him) How's it going bro?
Dirk: (annoyed) Oh, hey Chris...
Chris: (full of enthusiasm) Hey Dirk my man! Yo, yo, yo Big D! Australia, Argentina and Serbia man, we're gonna kick their asses maaan! You and me dogg! And then in the second stage man, I bet you and me can beat that U...
Dirk: (interupting him) I'm not playing for NT this year...
Chris: (after a short pause) Oh... Me neither man, that's just stupid.
Dirk: Why is that stupid? I love playing for Germany. It's just that this summer, during the WC, my first cousin Heidi is getting married to my best friend Swen and they'll be serving genuine Bavarian knockwursts for six straight days! Jaaaa, knockwursts (drooling).
Chris: No, no, no Dirk, you got me all wrong! I said it'll be stupid to play for NT this year, if someone close is getting married and serving knockwursts! I love playing for Germany too!
Dirk: Chris...
Chris: (with a sparkle in his eye) Yes Dirk?
Dirk: Go be somewhere else...
Chris: (sad) Yes Dirk...
As far as NTs and primadonas go, Peja is the winner...sigpicComment
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Why is Peja not playing (for years now...) ?Comment
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Originally posted by Franz View Post
what a lame argument, don nelson was the coach only until 2004, and yes dirk wanted to play, but just because his marriage "dropped"; plus he had already promised to Cuban that he wouldn't play (because he knew he was getting married, which didn't happen). that's not the case this year. If Dirk wants to play he will play, since he hasn't made any comittment to Cuban this year and on the other hand he has stated many times that he's excited about the wildcard and that he was not leaving the national team for good last year.."Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling."Comment
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If that's the case, they will be slaughtered a la Athens 2004..Originally posted by LuÃz for 3 View Post"Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling."Comment
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So they'll lose by 8 in the semifinals, and then take bronze?Originally posted by Fearless View Post
I love how the US team's version of slaughtered is spectacularly different from the rest of the world.Pistons: 2021-22 Let the Motorcade begin!!
Bronze medal 2013 Eurobasket prediction Game.Comment
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and lost by 20 to puerto rico, by 20 to italy and lost to Lithuania..Originally posted by Dtown View Post
and of course your team's version of "slaughtered" is different, no one doubts that, since you used to dominate the game with college boys.."Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling."Comment
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US collegiates haven't won a significant international title since the 1986 WC, and they hardly "dominated" every one they played in that tournament. The last truly great US team comprised of college players was the 1968 Olympic team. So when you say "used to"....yeah...that was 42 years ago.Originally posted by Fearless View Post
As for the US getting "slaughtered," that's an exaggerated descriptive. I doubt anyone is going to slaughter the US this summer, but I'm willing to bet they will be in some close contests and they could perhaps lose a close game or two.Last edited by Federoy; 02-07-2010, 05:26 AM.Comment
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USA will definitely have an awesome team for the WC.
Nine members of the redeem team will return for the WC except for Redd (weapons violation in D.C.), Jason Kidd (retiring from
international basketball) and Tayshaun Prince (who have battled injuries).
The remainder of the roster includes young stars like Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose. Also returning to the national team are Chauncey Billups and Amare Stoudemire, who played on the U.S. team in the 2007 Olympic qualifier.
Los Angeles Laker's Lamar Odom, who played on the 2004 Olympic team, also was chosen Wednesday.
The rest of the players are almost entirely young players. The roster includes: Minnesota's Al Jefferson and Kevin Love; Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo of Memphis; Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala; Boston's Kendrick Perkins; Indiana's Danny Granger; New York's David Lee; New Jersey center Brook Lopez; Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook; Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge; Charlotte's Gerald Wallace; and Clippers guard Eric Gordon.
The Americans will choose a group from the roster to take part in their minicamp in Las Vegas in July. They are expected to play an exhibition game in New York before heading to Turkey for the world championships.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistants Jim Boeheim, Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan already committed to returning last summer.
GOING FOR THE GOLD IN 2010!Comment
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Better not rule out Pau Gasol just yet: http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=enComment
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ESP – Pau Gasol looking doubtful for Turkey
LOS ANGELES (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Pau Gasol has dropped his strongest hint yet that he’ll take this summer off and not play for Spain at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
The seven-footer was the most valuable player at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and at least year’s EuroBasket in Poland, with Spain winning gold medals at each event.
In an article in the El Mundo newspaper in Spain, the Los Angeles Lakers star said: "To play for the national team gives me great enthusiasm and a lot of pride.
“It's a luxury to be able to share that joy with the team we have. It's something I have enjoyed for many years and I hope I can enjoy it a few more times although this summer it's going to be complicated.
“It's clear that with the comments I have made so far, one should know where my decision is heading. You don't need to be an expert to decipher codes.â€
Gasol sat out the early part of the NBA season because of right hamstring injury and then missed time at the start of 2010 with a left hamstring problem.
Since returning to America for this season, he has indicated that at some point, a player needs to take a break and that could come this year.
“My dream is to win many rings with the Lakers and to win gold at the 2012 Olympics in London,†he said.
“I continue to do what I enjoy, which is to play basketball and be efficient and go to bed calm.
“This is my personality.â€
The last time that Gasol did not play for Spain was at EuroBasket 2005 in Belgrade and Spain had a solid tournament.
They reached the Semi-Finals but then lost to Dirk Nowitzki’s Germany.
France blew out Spain in the bronze-medal game.
At that tournament, one of the positive developments was the play of Fran Vazquez, the player who on Sunday was voted MVP of the Copa del Rey after leading Barcelona to the title.
Vazquez was in the Spain squad for the 2006 FIBA World Championship but withdrew with a back injury, and that opened the door for Pepu Hernandez to add Gasol’s younger brother, Marc, to the team.
While Vazquez hasn’t represented Spain since 2005, he could return for this year’s tournament in Turkey and play alongside Marc Gasol if Pau doesn’t play.Comment
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Fran Vazquez: I'll be in Turkey if Scariolo wants me to be. I've never closed the door to the NT.
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That would be great to see. Vazquez would be a big presence for Spain in the middle.Originally posted by mbenga View PostComment
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Parker: I might not play this summer
"I think it's finally catching up with me a little bit," Parker said before Wednesday's practice. "What it tells me is I'm going to have to make decisions about my priorities. At the end of the season, I'm definitely going to sit down and look at what happened this year, and make sure it doesn't happen again."
"I still want to play, because I still want to go to the Olympics (in 2012)," said Parker, who turns 28 in May. "But after (age) 30, it gets tough. I think what happened this year is going to affect my decision."Comment
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